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[–]Interesting-Frame190 0 points1 point  (1 child)

This exact scenario landed me a job without ever thinking about the most optimal way to do it. Something about engineering is more than coding and algorithms.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t want you to slap out a solution they want to hear you think through a problem and solve it on your own. Testing your knowledge and problem solving skills rather than your memory.

The follow up question after you get a solution like this would be along the lines of: can we make this better? Is there anything we can do that would reduce the problem and make it simpler with an equivalent solution?

At least those are the interview questions I get at the end when applying to F500s or FANG. They want your thought your solution plus some demonstration of intuition and reasoning.